An early morning visit to Oroklini Marsh produced the normal species , at 09.40 picked up 2 TERNS flying in - to my surprise they were WHITE WINGED BLACK TERN (99) in almost full sp -
photos to be added later .

At 13.00 stopped by the coast road for lunch , picked up perched on some phone wires a GREAT GREY SHRIKE ( 89 ) , . later informed by the Cyprus recorder could be one of the rare sub
species , photos submitted , birders off to look for it on Sunday . Nearby a COMMON BUZZARD .

Went to Kamares Viaduct this morning , a very interesting site by the Larnaka Salt Lake, because of drainage improvement works not as good as expected , however still managed - 1 Common
Buzzard (72 ) , 1 BLACK REDSTART ( 73 ) , 1 LITTLE EGRET ( 74 ), KINGFISHER , MARSH HARRIER , GREY WAGTAIL , OUT ON THE LAKE A FLOCK OF 1500+ waders , those which could be positively identified -
DUNLIN (75), LITTLE STINT (76), RINGED PLOVER .(77)

1 F BLACKBIRD ( 78 )

Mon 5 Feb

A very eventful day with 2 life ticks , that doesn't happen in Europe often .

08.00 from the balcony - A BLACK FRANCOLIN calling (57)

09.30 Oroklini Marsh North Hide - 1 CHUKER ( 58 ) , 5 PINTAIL

( flew in ) , 60 SHOVELER , 15 LITTLE GREBE , 1 BLACK N GREBE ,

1 F MARSH HARRIER A drive ti Agio Sozemonous , 2 MAGPIE (59 )

1 BLUE ROCK THRUSH (60 ) , 2 CORN BUNTING (61) ,1M 1f

SPECTACLED WARBLER (62) , 2 LONG L BUZZARD ( 63 ) , 1 SPARROWHAWK (64) , 1M FINCH'S WHEATEAR ( 65 ) - after a few years of trying to find one finally managed it , it did take some finding
, almost 2 hours nearly gave up but on the final drive managed to clinch it .

Arrived late SATURDAY at the SVELTOS HOTEL which is located adjacent to one of my favorite sites in Cyprus - Oroklini Marsh . Our balcony has a side view of the southern side of the marsh.

At 08.00 this morning the first bird was aKINGFISHER - sat on the metal steps of the pool . Opposite is a small building plot with a pond of water with a GREEN SANDPIPER & 2 SPUR WINGED
PLOVER feeding ,